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Russia reports over 620 drones targeted Moscow region in massive overnight attack

From Al Jazeera · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Russia reported over 620 overnight drones targeting the Moscow region, one of the largest attacks on the capital in recent years.
  • The drone barrages injured at least three people, including a child, and damaged infrastructure, including a Wildberries warehouse.
  • Ukraine's air force reported downing 111 of 147 enemy drones, while Russia reported civilian casualties in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.

Russia's capital faced a massive drone assault overnight, with officials reporting over 620 unmanned aerial vehicles targeting the Moscow region. This marks one of the most significant drone attacks on the Russian capital in recent memory.

Russian defences shot down 180 drones over the capital region between Monday evening and ‌5am (02:00 GMT) on Tuesday. He said 17 more drones were shot down en route to the capital later.

— Sergei SobyaninMoscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin's statement on the drone defense efforts.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that air defenses intercepted 180 drones over the capital region between Monday evening and early Tuesday morning, with an additional 17 downed en route. The attacks, however, were not without consequence. Russian officials reported that at least three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured. Significant damage was reported in the Pavlovsky Posad district, where a house was destroyed by fire, and several other homes and a guesthouse sustained damage in the Bogorodsky district.

The most serious consequences were reported in the Pavlovsky Posad district, where a house burned down. Several more homes and a guesthouse were damaged in Bogorodsky district, he added.

— Andrey VorobyovMoscow region Governor Andrey Vorobyov's report on the damage caused by the drone attacks.

The e-commerce giant Wildberries also reported its logistics warehouse east of Moscow suffered "minor damage" from falling debris. This follows recent Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries facilities, which Kyiv claims supply components for Russian drones.

its logistics complex sustained “minor damage” after “debris hit the wall of the building”.

— Wildberries statementThe e-commerce company's assessment of the damage to its warehouse.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's air force reported a successful defense, claiming to have downed or suppressed 111 out of 147 "enemy" drones overnight. In contrast, Ukrainian officials reported five people, including a child, were injured in a Russian drone attack on Izyum in the Kharkiv region. Russian drones also caused fires and damaged buildings in Brovary, Kyiv region.

Five people, including a nine-year-old boy, were injured in an overnight Russian attack on the city of Izyum.

— Oleh SyniehubovKharkiv's regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov's report on casualties in Izyum.
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Originally published by Al Jazeera in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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